Russian defense minister arrives in Crimea

Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu on Thursday arrived in Crimea to listen to reports on the construction of military infrastructure facilities, official spokesman for the ministry Igor Konashenkov told reporters, Russian news agency TASS has reported.

Photo from Russian Defense Ministry

"The head of Russia's defense ministry will listen to the command of the Southern Military District and the Black Sea Fleet on the implementation of plans to build military infrastructure facilities," Konashenkov said, TASS wrote.